Florida Family Fun

We all made it safely to Florida!  We are not stopping long enough to make the blog a priority...but, today we are making it happen!
Sunday, Tom, Lisa & Matt enjoyed worship with Lisa's parents at First Baptist Church of Venice.  What an awesome sermon on marriage God's way!  After church we went to Marker 4 for an outdoor lunch by the water.  A trip to the Jetty then back to Lisa's parent's new home.  What an incredible place they have found to enjoy year-round here in Venice.  Our family is staying in their winter home that is currently on the market.  Tom rested while we enjoyed the pool.  After tucking Tom in bed Sunday night Matt and Lisa went to get groceries for the week.  Zac and Sarah arrived in around 12:45 a.m.

Monday was a relaxing day...sleeping in and catching up.  We all went to the pool in the morning and then back to the house for lunch.  After lunch the boys, Matt & Zac hit the golf course and Tom took his nap.  Sarah and I were at the pool...talking, talking, talking!!  That night we had turkey tacos and then the boys went fishing.  They have quite the alligator tale to tell along with the large mouth bass!  We are thankful they both came home with all their limbs in tact!

Tuesday Lisa's dad took us on an inter coastal boat ride!  The beauty of God's creation is amazing and we all are enjoying taking it in.  The dolphin "Mooch" is a regular on this trip.  We always enjoy getting a close up glimpse of a creation that not many see outside of a zoo or Sea World!  We also spent some time at the beach.  The water temperature is very warm and inviting.  The waves were larger than normal for the gulf.  Things seem very quiet here with all the snow birds back north for the summer.

After being gone all day we decided pizza was the choice for dinner.  Yes, we're breaking a few "rules" for Tom's diet, but overall we are sticking to the healthy plan.  After dinner we played a round of "Up & Down the River" with Tom dominating the competition.
Each day we feel Tom is gaining more strength and stamina.  We know being together as a family and having this time to enjoy each other gives us all a boost.  We are so thankful to YOU for the prayers and support to get us to this place!

Monday, June 12 was our great nephew's 5th birthday...Max!  Happy Birthday, Max...we love you.

And Max's parent's, Hannah and Jason celebrate their anniversary today!  Happy Anniversary Hannah and Jason...we love you too.

We trust God blesses you with many, many healthy, happy years of wedded bliss!